Completion rate, lower secondary education, richest quintile, both in El Salvador
El Salvador: Completion rate, lower secondary education, richest quintile, both was 92.0% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, lower secondary education, richest quintile, both in El Salvador, 2000–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, completion rate, lower secondary education, richest quintile, both in El Salvador stood at 92.0%.
That represents a change of up 2.9% on the previous year and up 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, lower secondary education, richest quintile, both in El Salvador peaked at 93.3% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 82.8%, in 2000.
El Salvador ranks 29th of 50 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Completion rate, lower secondary education, richest quintile, both in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 82.8% | — |
| 2001 | 83.4% | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 84.8% | +1.7% |
| 2003 | 86.4% | +1.9% |
| 2004 | 83.8% | -3.0% |
| 2005 | 85.5% | +2.0% |
| 2006 | 83.1% | -2.8% |
| 2007 | 89.0% | +7.1% |
| 2009 | 90.2% | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 89.9% | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 89.9% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 91.1% | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 93.3% | +2.4% |
| 2015 | 91.8% | -1.6% |
| 2016 | 92.1% | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 92.1% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 90.6% | -1.6% |
| 2019 | 91.1% | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 91.1% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 89.0% | -2.3% |
| 2022 | 89.4% | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 92.0% | +2.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 85.4% | 82.8% | 90.2% | 9 |
| 2010s | 91.3% | 89.9% | 93.3% | 9 |
| 2020s | 90.4% | 89.0% | 92.0% | 4 |
Countries ranked near El Salvador
- 26 Dominican Republic 94.0% compare
- 27 Nigeria 93.9% compare
- 28 Kenya 92.8% compare
- 30 Ghana 91.1% compare
- 31 Lao People's Democratic Republic 88.6% compare
- 32 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 88.3% compare
More education data for El Salvador
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 17,715 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 21,853 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 100,826 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 100,758 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 417,193 (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 594,860 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -2.27 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0939 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, lower secondary education, richest quintile, both in El Salvador?
- Completion rate, lower secondary education, richest quintile, both in El Salvador was 92.0% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, lower secondary education, richest quintile, both recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 93.3% in 2014.
- What is the lowest completion rate, lower secondary education, richest quintile, both recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 82.8% in 2000.
- How does El Salvador rank for completion rate, lower secondary education, richest quintile, both?
- El Salvador ranks 29th out of 50 countries with data for 2023.
- Is completion rate, lower secondary education, richest quintile, both rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this El Salvador data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Completion rate, lower secondary education, richest quintile, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release